SIAS Chapter 271.2

“Got the photos? Should we send a letter?” Yun Guyuan asked Yi Qingqing.

Yi Qingqing nodded with difficulty: “Do you think my mother will come to the school and beat me up?”

“If she gets angry, I will personally go and apologize to her during the Chinese New Year.” Yun Guyuan said.

“As long as I treat you well and give you a good life, she will no longer worry.”

“You really have to be good to me, but as for giving me a good life, I can manage on my own. I’m a huge potential catch!” Yi Qingqing said proudly.

Yun Guyuan suppressed a laugh and said, “Okay, okay, you’re a huge potential catch. I’ve struck gold!”

The two of them went to the post office together.

Yi Qingqing took out a letter from the inside pocket of her coat. The envelope was bulging, with two large sheets of paper filled with sincere words, a little money, and a photo of her and Yun Guyuan in front of Tiananmen Square. With a nervous heart, she dropped the letter into the mailbox.

Then she saw Yun Guyuan take out a letter from his coat pocket. The stamp and seal were already affixed. He also put it in the mailbox.

“You also send letters home?”

Yi Qingqing found it a bit strange. In the three years since Yun Guyuan went to the countryside, he had never contacted his family.

Yun Guyuan nodded: “Yes, send it to my future home.”

“Oh, right. You should definitely tell your mother that you’ve been accepted into university, so she can see how successful you are now.” Yi Qingqing said.

After saying that, she suddenly realized what he meant: “What did you say? Future home? What do you mean?”

“It’s the first time we’ve been so open about our relationship, so how can I let you face it alone? So I wrote a letter home too.” Yun Guyuan said calmly.

Yi Qingqing was dumbfounded: “Which home?”

“Your home.” Yun Guyuan said.

Yi Qingqing: “!!!”

Oh, no, what did he write?

If her mother sees this, she’ll kill me!

“Want to know what I wrote?” Yun Guyuan asked her with a smile.

Yi Qingqing nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

If she didn’t figure this out, she was afraid she’d live in curiosity and worry for the next month.

Yun Guyuan looked around and said, “Then let’s go sit in the park over there for a while, and I’ll read it to you alone.”

Yi Qingqing was even more anxious than he was. She pulled him to the park, found a secluded flower bed, and sat down beside it.

“Tell me quickly!”

[Dear Father-in-law and Mother-in-law:

Please forgive my slightly offensive letter.

My name is Yun Guyuan. My ancestral home is Jinling. My father died early, and my mother remarried, so I became a homeless person at a very young age. Fortunately, I am quite clever and learned some ways to make a living, so I was able to live without worry.

I am currently studying clinical medicine at Beijing University and will likely become a surgeon in the future.

Qingqing is an exceptionally talented and warm-hearted girl. She attracts me like sunshine. I couldn’t control my feelings for her, which she eventually noticed. However, she always understood her goals. We agreed to make progress together, and finally, the dawn of the resumption of the college entrance examination arrived. She was admitted to her dream university.

Although my own circumstances are not very good—I don’t have a good family background or any supportive relatives—I still earnestly request your permission to date Qingqing!

Give me some time, and I promise I will provide Qingqing with a comfortable life on my own, remain devoted to her, and ensure her a happy, healthy, peaceful, and prosperous life.

During our courtship, I promise to remain respectful and refrain from any inappropriate behavior, protecting her until I gain your approval and blessings, and then propose to Qingqing.

During the winter vacation and Chinese New Year, I will personally visit you both and be open to your scrutiny!

Yun Guyuan, February 16th, 1978.]

 

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Translator’s Comment:

Oh my God, it’s like a love letter, instead of asking for an approval letter for in-laws!

I think Yi’s parents will be blushing while reading this letter!

 

Btw, I will change the mark for the letter. Before, I used (“ “). Now, I change it to ([ ]). Just like Yun Guyuan’s letter above.

 

 

 

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